Propagation Lesson 2: When It Looks Like Everything Has Died

learn to propagate shrubs

Remember this? The lush cuttings I did to share my propagation techniques with you?  They didn’t stay that lush for very long. Here’s what they look like now- There’s a few leaves hanging on but mostly it’s a bunch of dead looking sticks with shrivelled leaves and fungus looking to take over. But fear not friends [...]

Tried and True Vegetable Garden Recommendations

At Homemade Frontier we welcome gardeners at every level. If you are just getting started visit our 10 Gardening Tips for Newbies. If your green thumb is well established then please share your experience in the comments. Here are my tried and true best vegetable garden plants. Herbs It’s nice to buy herbs in the spring as [...]

Build a Raised Garden: a Primer

  If you are getting into vegetable gardening, I encourage you to build yourself a raised bed. It’s a bit of front end labour but once it’s done it will extend your growing season — a serious necessity if you live in Canada — and save much wear and tear from your back as you [...]

Shrubs: A Propagation Lesson

  I have a love for native vegetation, which is plants, trees and shrubs that grow naturally in the wild in your part of the world. We’ve been lovingly planting and tending some special native shrubs in our current garden for 10 years. But now we are considering moving. Sure leaving behind a renovated kitchen [...]

Who’s Got Tomatoes? A Collection Of Recipes.

fresh tomato recipes

Tomatoes are available all year round but let’s be honest, they taste like cardboard through the winter months. Hardly worth eating. But right now, whether from your garden or the market, they are delicious bites of summer. Nothing says summer more than bright red tomatoes warm from the sunshine. They come in an unlimited number [...]